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#D81878 Color

#D81878 is rgb(216, 24, 120) in RGB, hsl(330, 80%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 89%, 44%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.21. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D81878
HEX#D81878
RGBrgb(216, 24, 120)
HSLhsl(330, 80%, 47%)
HSVhsv(330, 89%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 89%, 44%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.225 358.6)
LABlab(48.35% 72.30 -0.97)
LCHlch(48.35% 72.31 359.23)

What #D81878 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D81878, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#D81878 Channel Values

How #D81878 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 216 · G 24 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 80% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 89% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 89% · Y 44% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.86:1 vs white · 4.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D81878 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #D81878 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #D81878

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D81878; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D81878

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #D81878.

How #D81878 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D81878
Protanopia#636377
Protanomaly#A04F77
Deuteranopia#858572
Deuteranomaly#AC6A75
Tritanopia#D53232
Tritanomaly#D62956
Achromatopsia#717171

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #D81878 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d81878: #D81878;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D81878;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d81878': '#D81878' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.847, green: 0.094, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_d81878">#D81878</color>
SVG fillfill="#D81878"

More Pink Colors

#D81878 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D81878 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D81878?

#D81878 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(216, 24, 120) in RGB and hsl(330, 80%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Cerise (#DA1D81), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.21.

What is the RGB value of #D81878?

#D81878 is rgb(216, 24, 120) — red 216, green 24, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D81878?

#D81878 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 89%, 44%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D81878 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #D81878 scores 4.86:1 against white and 4.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D81878 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D81878 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 13.75, which is visibly different.

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